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Troops are trying to salvage the wreckage. in washington, president lula of brazil is seeking joe biden�*s backing for a new global forum, to fight climate change. residents in australia and new zealand are urged to take shelter as cyclone gabrielle hurtles towards the islands threatening to bring destructive winds and heavy rain. you're watching bbc news. now, it's time for click. this week — lara looks at how to 3d—print replacement bones for cancer patients. shiona mounts up for the latest in horse tech. horse tech? yep — horse tech. righto.

And the whole process is about to get even smarter. by next year, the aim is to directly 3d—print the ribs or sternum. so, instead of a whole process that requires a mould and everything along the way, it'lljust be made straight away in a material like this polymer, which is called peek, which can be sterilised and then used inside someone�*s body. i did ask at the time how long this material they use would last and i was told it last at least 200 years, which would seen me out, yeah! but then, i never thought of asking at the time how strong that is compared to bone. but apparently, it's ...